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  • Megayacht News Radio: Matt Sweetwood, LUXNow

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    From Airbnb to Poshmark and even Uber and Lyft, the sharing economy, also called the peer-to-peer economy, is a big part of today's world. Not surprisingly, luxury companies are carving out corners for themselves in this market, too. LUXNow is one such company. Originally focusing on exotic and fine cars, LUXNow has since expanded to include fine homes and of course yachts, including megayachts. It's an opportunity that CEO Matt Sweetwood says is ideal not just for those who want to see what yacht ownership is all about, but also for existing owners who want to monetize their assets.In this episode of Megayacht News Radio, we speak with Matt about:how LUXNow differentiates itself from the competitionhow a yacht owner becomes what the company calls a partner: whether there's an approval process, for examplehow consumers become members--and whether they are screened in advancehow pricing and rental periods are setand more.

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    20 min
  • Megayacht News Radio: Bradford Marine

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    John and Michael Kelly are more than father and son. The two have always wanted to work together, especially within a family business framework, and even more so wanted a family business tied to the boating lifestyle that they've long enjoyed. As of a year ago, the duo's dream came true. They acquired the well-known shipyard Bradford Marine in Fort Lauderdale. They additionally own the Bradford Marine location in Freeport, Grand Bahama.Having visited many marinas and shipyards as customers, John and Michael came to believe that there simply had to be a way to simplify the yacht ownership and management experience. With this in mind, they're transforming and expanding Bradford Marine. The ultimate goal is to grow Bradford's community of owners, captains, and crew through top-notch service, premium covered dockage, and of course a family approach to yachting. We’ll be talking about all of this in today’s podcast.

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    30 min
  • Megayacht News Radio: Ben Harrison, Harrison Eidsgaard

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    The directors of Harrison Eidsgaard have extensive backgrounds in yacht design, as well as finance—something quite unexpected for a superyacht design studio. Yet, it's a successful combination of disciplines for this UK-based team, as Ben Harrison, one of the directors, explains in this episode of Megayacht News Radio.Ben also discusses: “the Tango effect,” a.k.a. what happened after the Feadship Tango made people sit up and take notice of the studiowhy Harrison Eidsgaard does, and doesn't, have a "signature style"what it's like working with creative, forward-thinking, customers—both owners and shipyards alikeand how the studio's current projects span a broad range, from as small as 7 meters to upwards of 90 meters

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    28 min
  • Megayacht News Radio: A Conversation With Glancy Fawcett

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    Whenever any of us sees a yacht on the horizon, oftentimes our first thought is, "I wonder what that looks like inside?” Yacht interiors are specialties for Glancy Fawcett—but the company is far more than just a showroom with items on the shelves. In fact, it custom designs and manufactures some pieces specifically for owners, plus has a strong emphasis on, in its words, “luxury that does not cost the Earth.” In this episode of Megayacht News Radio, we speak with Elizabeth Caddick and Tom Batty of  the UK-based company to get the details.

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    25 min
  • Megayacht News Radio: Deb Radtke, American Yacht Agents

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    As the president of American Yacht Agents, Deb Radtke works with a lot of international captains and crew. She assists them with tasks related to cruising the United States and overseeing refits here, including advising on what visas they need to enter the country. Unfortunately, despite abundant accurate information readily available, crew still sometimes apply for the wrong visa--relying on hearsay from misinformed friends, or bad advice spread on social media. In this episode of Megayacht News Radio, Radtke sets the record straight.In fact, she discusses:* which visa crew need, and why--as well as which visa is not the right one* why listening to chatter in the crew house instead of the captain can prevent crew from entering the United States* why social media is not your friend* how her own background as a captain helps properly educate other captains and crew.

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    25 min
  • Megayacht News Radio: Rob McCallum, EYOS Expeditions

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    Some of the most remote places on earth are accessible only by water. EYOS Expeditions helps superyacht owners, guests, and crews get there, thanks to its team's decades of experience exploring them. But, it doesn't solely secure permits, design itineraries, or arrange specialist guides. EYOS further takes a leading role in new builds whose owners want to pursue adventurous itineraries--whether diving to depths unknown, or seeing Antarctica up close. In fact, it has an ongoing relationship with Damen, which just launched its first SeaXplorer explorer yacht.In this episode, Rob McCallum, EYOS' founding partner, talks about how he and his team advised on details from the SeaXplorer's hull form and bridge layout to the tender davits and Zodiac boarding arrangements. In addition, having led multiple expeditions to the RMS Titanic and battleship Bismark, McCallum explains how overall EYOS works one on one with owners and crew to ensure their safety both above and below the surface.

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    27 min
  • Megayacht News Radio: Jimmy Carroll, Pelorus

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    When it comes to experiential travel, it's hard to beat Jimmy Carroll and Geordie Mackay-Lewis, the founders of Pelorus: They and their team arrange a wide variety of yacht expeditions for clients from around the globe, and to destinations as diverse as Papua New Guinea and the Arctic Circle.Carroll discusses these, as well as the logistics that Pelorus handles on behalf of customers, in this episode of Megayacht News Radio. In addition, he explains:how Pelorus promotes areas that most people probably wouldn't immediately consider as rugged or off the beaten pathwhy more people today are pursuing experiential travel than ever beforehow Pelorus tailors itinerarieshow he and his team ease clients' minds in terms of the risks that sometimes come along with adventurous travels.

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    20 min
  • Marine Group Boat Works & the Superyacht Service Industry

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    Todd Roberts has seen the superyacht service industry change dramatically over nearly a 20-year career with Marine Group Boat Works. It has particularly changed over the past decade, the time that has passed since he was one of our first guests on Megayacht News Radio. In this episode, Diane M. Byrne talks with Roberts about how Marine Group Boat Works has expanded, as well as about whether the superyacht service industry is doing right by its customers--namely the owners. They further talk about:

    * how Marine Group Boat Works adapts not just to increasingly technical yachts, but also government and commercial work

    * why yacht owners and crew should borrow a page from government vessel operators when it comes to requesting work orders

    * how he and his team educate the local community and especially politicians on the economic impact of a visiting yacht

    * what some of the yard's current projects are

    * and more.

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    29 min
  • Nicola Nicolai, Yacht Consulting & Project Management

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    Nicola Nicolai, who heads Nicola Nicolai Yacht Consulting & Project Management. has extensive experience working with clients from around the world, on more than 100 superyacht projects measuring upwards of 295 feet/90 meters. These include yachts from shipyards like Riva, where he was a direct employee in the early 2000s, and more recently fully custom yachts like Flying Dagger, delivered by Rossinavi, as well as Spectre, delivered by Benetti. He is leveraging his abundant experience especially to assist American yacht buyers seeking to build superyachts in Europe. 

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    31 min
  • Jasper Smith, Arksen

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    “We set out to create a great company; one that could have a profound impact on the lives of the owners of our vessels and that could actively contribute to a better understanding of the oceans.” So says Jasper Smith, the founder of Arksen, a newcomer on the global yacht stage. The company isn’t what you’d expect. While it’s offering hard-core offshore yachts and megayachts to 98 feet (30 meters), it’s going beyond that. Arksen’s approach further includes an explorers’ club and a non-profit conservation foundation. In addition, it considers itself a technology and innovation company first.

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    30 min

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